From the creative minds of Steve Burns (Steve from Blues Clues), Gabe Soria (author of Sword & Backpack), and Jim Campbell (storyboard artist for Over the Garden Wall) comes a hilarious graphic novel about cynical composer duo Vile and Wrecked and their musically gifted protégé Rotten as the trio sings their way from the slums of San Orchestropolis to success.
In the slums of San Orchestropolis, Blurton Wrecked and Deurt Vile are surviving off sardines and crackers while dreaming of a better life. The serious composer duo, notorious for their dislike of children, spend their days sulking and wishing for success. But their delightfully pitiful lives are thrown for a loop with the arrival of Joanie Rotten, Wrecked’s harmonica-wielding niece. While initially unenthusiastic about minding a child for a whole summer, Vile and Wrecked come around when they realize Joanie might be the key to usurping their rival, composer Galahad Thrillington, and catapulting them to musical greatness.
When Blare-O-Phonic Records, the biggest money-hungry music producers in San Orchestropolis, decides to put on a music contest for a cash prize, Vile, Wrecked, and Rotten seize the opportunity to rise to the top and defeat Galahad! If only Vile and Wrecked can put aside their detestation of kids’ music and work together to produce the showstopping performance of a lifetime.
Filled with witty one-liners, musical duels, and jaunty, Weird-Al-esque songs, the first book in the Vile, Wrecked, and Rotten series will leave a salty taste from all the sardines and crackers in your mouth, and a sticky earworm in your head. You’re welcome!
